Kataryna from Chibi Designs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of cute little girl leggings with contrast cuffs. The cuffs allow you to introduce a contrasting color at the bottom, but they’re also an … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a girl’s tank top
TLK Designs shows how to make a girl’s tank top. You can use knit yardage, or you can repurpose the knit from an adult-sized t-shirt that you no longer wear. Go to the tutorial.
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Video tutorial: Stitch buttons using your sewing machine
Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shares a video tutorial showing how to use a button foot to stitch buttons down using your sewing machine. I recently started sewing my buttons down this way, and now that I know … Read More...
Starfish T-Shirt
I love the effect of using the two contrasting colors to give texture. This would be a great sleepover project for a tween girls night. Head on over to Flamingo Toes to see how simply this project really is.
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Old World Coasters
I love the vintage feel of these coaster made by Kara over at Mine for the Making. She took a fifty-cent package of coasters, some Mod Podge and pretty scrapbook paper and went to work.
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Freebie: Mother Goose Verses
(image by Blockheads)
Download these sweet Mother Goose verses free from Blockheads. Click here to download. They go perfectly with the mother goose line of stamps from Lost Coast, available by clicking here.
-Heather
Cherry Birthday (with the Cutest Cherry Lollipops)
I’m loving the cherry-themed details of this cherry-themed birthday party (actually half birthday party) HERE at stephmodo. What got me? These cherry lollipops from Mamie Gateaux. And now I want to go back to Paris just to visit … Read More...
Ahoy! Watermelon
Learn how to make a sailboat watermelon HERE at A CReative PRoject.
[tags]watermelon, boat, fruit[/tags]
Free Pattern – Car Blanket
No, it’s not a blanket for your car, it’s a blanket specially designed to roll up and keep in your car. Up here that’s just part of the winter survival kit, along with the required Oreos, but we won’t get … Read More...
Little birds hooping it up
These dimensional birds on hoop backgrounds make me swoon. You can see more of this work by Abigail Patner Glassenberg on her While She Naps blog post. These six hoops are slated for a show, but you can find … Read More...
Get these Louise Elliot images
Louise Elliott‘s amazing line art of twelve Animals of the World were created as coloring pages, but I think they would make perfect patterns for embroidery. You might stitch one on a soft blankie. Or stitch several and frame … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a girl’s skirt from a woman’s top
PA Country Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a girl’s skirt out of a woman’s halter top. She only uses the bottom portion of the top (not the halter part), so really you could do … Read More...
Sneak peek: Dreaming in French by Pat Bravo
Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics gives a little sneaky peekie at her newest line, Dreaming in French. Look for this new line in stores this September. Go to the sneak peeks.
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Tutorial: Fitting a basic sleeve block
Jen from My Measuring Tape guest blogs in ikat bag’s series of drafting patterns for kid’s clothes with a tutorial explaining how to get the correct fit on a basic sleeve block. Having just wrestled with trying to get a … Read More...
Giveaway: Mini Albums
Tracie Hudson is giving away some blank mini albums on her blog. Six commenters will each win one! Leave your comment before Monday August 30th 2010 for a chance to win. Click here to go to giveaway
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What’s so great about Ravelry?
I have been aware of Ravelry since it first came online. Initially, and for a long time thereafter, I wondered what all the fuss was about. People had to wait for an invitation to join it. Kinda like those first … Read More...
DIY Food Gift Baskets
Visit Country Living for a roundup of yummy ideas for making your own food-themed gift baskets, such as this sweet and savory breakfast or this popcorn with coconut curry topping.
[tags]breakfast, food gifts, homemade, popcorn[/tags]
Teresa Collins on UnkitLive!
Teresa Collins will be the special guest appearing on the Unkit Live! show on Monday September 13th, 2010 at 9:30 pm EST. She will be answering questions about her stamp machine, blingage, home decor, and more. Click here for more … Read More...
A Week of Giveaways at Bella Blvd
Bella Blvd has teamed up with the Design Team from Scrapbooks and Cards today for a week of features and giveaways (August 23rd to 27th 2010). Each day on the Bella Blvd blog, a member of the SCT team is … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Cool
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